On This Day

Monday, September 11, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 73 61 .545 --
Orioles 74 63 .540 0.5
Yankees 73 64 .533 1.5
Tigers 72 64 .529 2.0
Indians 63 73 .463 11.0
Brewers 54 83 .394 20.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 79 57 .581 --
White Sox 77 59 .566 2.0
Twins 69 66 .511 9.5
Royals 66 68 .493 12.0
Angels 63 72 .467 15.5
Rangers 51 84 .378 27.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 86 48 .642 --
Cubs 75 61 .551 12.0
Mets 70 64 .522 16.0
Cardinals 64 73 .467 23.5
Expos 63 72 .467 23.5
Phillies 49 87 .360 38.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 83 53 .610 --
Astros 76 60 .559 7.0
Dodgers 73 63 .537 10.0
Braves 64 73 .467 19.5
Giants 60 77 .438 23.5
Padres 51 83 .381 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sal Bando 3
1 Buddy Bell 3
1 Duffy Dyer 3
1 Tommy Harper 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Felipe Alou 1
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Jack Brohamer 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duffy Dyer 3
1 Mike Jorgensen 3
1 Tommy McCraw 3
1 Boog Powell 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 1
1 Tommy Harper 1
1 Allan Lewis 1
1 Gene Michael 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Bradley 1.67
2 Bert Blyleven 1.43
3 Balor Moore 1.12
4 Joe Horlen 1.00
5 Paul Splittorff 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Tom Bradley 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 10
2 Balor Moore 9
3 Mike Cuellar 6
4 Tom Bradley 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Steve Mingori 1
1 Jerry Reuss 1
1 Eddie Watt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .342
2 Cesar Cedeno .327
3 Ralph Garr .323
4 Rod Carew .317
5 Al Oliver .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 37
2 Dick Allen 34
3 Willie Stargell 33
4 Johnny Bench 31
5 Billy Williams 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 110
2 Dick Allen 104
3 Billy Williams 102
4 Johnny Bench 101
4 Nate Colbert 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 57
2 Cesar Cedeno 50
2 Joe Morgan 50
4 Dave Nelson 39
5 2 tied 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 1.83
2 Roger Nelson 1.92
3 Steve Kline 2.01
4 Catfish Hunter 2.04
5 Gary Nolan 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 24
2 Steve Carlton 23
3 Fergie Jenkins 20
3 Mickey Lolich 20
3 Gaylord Perry 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 277
2 Nolan Ryan 260
3 Mickey Lolich 216
4 Tom Seaver 206
5 Gaylord Perry 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 32
2 Clay Carroll 27
3 Terry Forster 24
4 Tug McGraw 23
5 Dave Giusti 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Hutton .415
2 Willie Stargell .395
3 Manny Mota .383
4 Vada Pinson .381
5 2 tied .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Murcer 6
2 Graig Nettles 5
2 Willie Stargell 5
4 John Milner 4
4 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 15
2 Bobby Murcer 14
2 Al Oliver 14
4 Dick Allen 12
4 Reggie Smith 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 6
2 Lou Brock 5
2 Cesar Cedeno 5
4 Bert Campaneris 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Curtis 0.00
1 Jim McAndrew 0.00
1 Tom Murphy 0.00
4 Luis Tiant 0.67
5 Mel Stottlemyre 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rudy May 4
2 Steve Blass 3
2 Bert Blyleven 3
2 Mike Cuellar 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rudy May 32
2 Balor Moore 29
3 Bob Gibson 28
4 Nolan Ryan 27
5 Bert Blyleven 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tug McGraw 5
2 Sparky Lyle 4
3 Bobby Bolin 3
3 Rollie Fingers 3
3 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Vada Pinson .385
2 John Mayberry .367
3 Dick Allen .360
4 Pete Rose .356
5 Rod Carew .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Murcer 10
2 John Mayberry 9
3 Graig Nettles 8
3 Reggie Smith 8
3 Ron Woods 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 26
2 Ron Santo 24
2 Reggie Smith 24
4 Bobby Murcer 23
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 11
1 Cesar Cedeno 11
1 Joe Morgan 11
4 Bobby Bonds 10
4 Bert Campaneris 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Tiant 0.65
2 Jim McAndrew 0.74
3 John Curtis 1.03
4 Terry Forster 1.37
5 Don Gullett 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 6
2 Steve Blass 5
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Don Gullett 5
2 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 62
2 Balor Moore 54
2 Don Wilson 54
4 Tom Seaver 52
5 Bob Gibson 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tug McGraw 8
2 Terry Forster 7
3 Sparky Lyle 6
4 Jack Aker 5
4 Pedro Borbon 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .336
2 Ralph Garr .336
3 Cesar Cedeno .321
4 Richie Scheinblum .316
5 Al Oliver .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 40
2 Dick Allen 37
2 Willie Stargell 37
4 Hank Aaron 34
4 Johnny Bench 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 116
2 Nate Colbert 113
3 Billy Williams 110
4 Dick Allen 109
5 Johnny Bench 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 63
2 Joe Morgan 56
3 Cesar Cedeno 55
4 Dave Nelson 46
5 Bert Campaneris 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 1.89
2 Gaylord Perry 1.93
3 Roger Nelson 2.00
4 Catfish Hunter 2.00
5 Gary Nolan 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 27
2 Steve Carlton 25
3 Fergie Jenkins 23
4 Mickey Lolich 22
4 Gaylord Perry 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 293
2 Nolan Ryan 266
3 Mickey Lolich 256
4 Tom Seaver 243
5 Gaylord Perry 225

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 33
2 Clay Carroll 27
3 Terry Forster 24
3 Tug McGraw 24
5 Dave Giusti 23